Curated OER
Growing and Graphing
Students visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...
Curated OER
The Human Body
Students explore human growth and development as they participate in class activities, reading and discussion. Worksheet and handouts are included in the lesson.
Curated OER
How Tall Are We?
Students in a Kindergarten class measure each other's height using large building blocks and then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They display the results in bar graphs, comparing the different age groups.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Hormones and Their Effects
A complete, student-led lesson on the endocrine system. Students work their way through illustrated and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Fertility Throughout Life
This presentation compares & contrasts male and female fertility from pre-infancy through late adulthood.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Growing and Graphing
Students visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure the heights of older students using large building blocks as a non-standard unit of measure. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in...
PBS
Nova: Eighteen Ways to Make a Baby
Companion website to a NOVA broadcast of the same name, Eighteen Ways documents the world of assisted reproduction. Find information on in vitro fertilization, the challenges of infertility, human cloning, advances in micro-manipulation,...
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Reproduction Humana
In this unit you will study the mechanisms involved in human reproduction. It contains 13 interactive activities.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Las Funciones De Los Seres Vivos
This unit will present to you some of the vital role of all living beings: nurture, communication and reproduction.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: That's My Line
Identify persuasive situations and practice refusal techniques when it comes to issues dealing with sexuality.
Other
Teenage Growth and Development: 11 14
During the ages of 11 to 14, children begin a sequence of changes that produces significant emotional and physical changes. This article outlines some of those changes and how parents can support these developments.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for My Height?
Finding out your correct weight is difficult because everyone's body type is different. This site addresses that concern and answers questions that surround this issue. Links to related sites are also offered.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Tall Are We?
Kindergartners measure each other's height using large building blocks, then visit a 2nd and a 4th grade class to measure those students. They can also measure adults in the school community. Results are displayed in age-appropriate bar...
Other
Teenage Growth and Development: 15 17
As a teen approaches adulthood, a sense of autonomy has replaced some of the feelings of insecurity associated with physical development. This article looks at some of these new developments and provides parents with tips on how to...
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Timeline: The Pursuit of Immortality
A timeline that allows students to explore humans' pursuit of a longer and healthier life. Includes major events from fourteenth through the twentieth centuries.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Growth Disorders
Everyone grows and matures differently. A growth disorder, however, means that a kid is either growing a lot slower or a lot faster than other kids the same age.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Cooperative Extension: Publications: Adolescent Growth and Development
During adolescence, teens begin to change physically, cognitively, and psychosocially in preparation for adulthood. Comprehensive article, aimed primarily at an adult readership, describes how adolescents develop.